Search This Blog

Friday, October 27, 2017

Belfast and the CausewayCoast were named the Number One region
in Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel for 2018.
Belfast and the Causeway shared the top
ten list with other destinations like Alaska, KiiPeninsula
in Japan, and Bahai in Brazil.

Belfast was praised for its world-renowned
restaurants, historical sites and the friendliness of people in Northern Ireland. The CausewayCoast
has magnificent castles, seascapes and natural wonders. The Causeway has been a film location for the
HBO series Game of Thrones.

Lonely Planet wrote:

"From epic landscapes to hip hotels and doomed ships to fine
food, Belfast & the CausewayCoast
has plenty to attract visitors. Belfast,
a city once defined by the Troubles, has a new and compelling energy. Old
shipyards are giving way to gleaming new developments, while Victorian
architecture and Titanic Belfast ensure history is never far from the surface.
To the northwest is the CausewayCoast, a stretch of
rugged black basalt and white chalk packed with grandeur and myth. Here, you
can devour fine seafood and craft beer, scout out Game of Thrones locations
and trace the footprints of giants."

Tourism Northern Ireland
CEO John McGrillen said the recent increase in visitors is the result of “partnership
marketing initiatives in the Republic
of Ireland highlighting
both well-established and new tourism offerings, from Titanic and the Causeway
to Seamus Heaney Homeplace and the Game of Thrones tapestry.”